Question 1

Which of the following food categories requires the least energy to produce?

Accepted Answer

A)  animal proteins 
B)  grains 
C)  fruits 
D)  vegetables 
A)  animal proteins 
B)  grains 
C)  fruits 
D)  vegetables

Question 2

Worldwide, which of the following groups is particularly at risk of death due to chronic hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  newborns 
B)  older adults 
C)  children 
D)  women 
A)  newborns 
B)  older adults 
C)  children 
D)  women

Question 3

What is food recovery, and how does it help communities reduce hunger and improve nutrition?

Accepted Answer

Food recovery is the collection of whole

Question 4

Which of the following strategies results in the slowest rate of population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing free contraception 
B)  improving people's economic status 
C)  expanding agricultural practices 
D)  imposing taxes on large families 
A)  providing free contraception 
B)  improving people's economic status 
C)  expanding agricultural practices 
D)  imposing taxes on large families

Question 5

What percentage of hungry children live in countries that produce surplus food?

Accepted Answer

A)  up to 20% 
B)  up to 40% 
C)  up to 60% 
D)  up to 80% 
A)  up to 20% 
B)  up to 40% 
C)  up to 60% 
D)  up to 80%

Question 6

Which of the following packaging techniques for processed foods is the most environmentally advantageous?

Accepted Answer

A)  grain products in cellophane bags 
B)  eggs in pressed fibre cartons 
C)  milk in plastic-coated cartons 
D)  meats in foam trays 
A)  grain products in cellophane bags 
B)  eggs in pressed fibre cartons 
C)  milk in plastic-coated cartons 
D)  meats in foam trays

Question 7

Which of the following situations results from long-term farm irrigation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plant growth is facilitated. 
B)  Soil absorbs more pesticides. 
C)  Water supply becomes depleted. 
D)  Soil attracts more insects. 
A)  Plant growth is facilitated. 
B)  Soil absorbs more pesticides. 
C)  Water supply becomes depleted. 
D)  Soil attracts more insects.

Question 8

Which of the following cooking methods wastes the most fuel?

Accepted Answer

A)  microwaving 
B)  baking 
C)  pressure cooking 
D)  stir-frying 
A)  microwaving 
B)  baking 
C)  pressure cooking 
D)  stir-frying

Question 9

What is the only way the world's food output can keep pace with the world's growing number of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased air pollution 
B)  additional farm land 
C)  increased water supplies 
D)  population stabilization 
A)  decreased air pollution 
B)  additional farm land 
C)  increased water supplies 
D)  population stabilization

Question 10

Why are women in developing countries being targeted as direct recipients of food relief?

Accepted Answer

When crops fail or violence erupts in an

Question 11

Oral rehydration therapy ORT) is used to save the lives of millions suffering from dehydration that results from which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  infectious disease 
B)  acute malnutrition 
C)  chronic poverty 
D)  mild starvation 
A)  infectious disease 
B)  acute malnutrition 
C)  chronic poverty 
D)  mild starvation

Question 12

Explain what is meant by the term "sustainable."

Accepted Answer

In the context of this chapter, "sustain

Question 13

How can people save money and protect the environment?

Accepted Answer

Make fewer shopping trips. Wal

Question 14

Canada is considered a hunger hotspot according to the World Food Programme's Hunger Map 2013.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Among which of the following groups in Canada is poverty an important factor related to hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  single adults 
B)  couples with no children 
C)  single women with elderly parents 
D)  single-parent families with children 
A)  single adults 
B)  couples with no children 
C)  single women with elderly parents 
D)  single-parent families with children

Question 16

Compare and contrast high-input and low-input agricultural techniques.

Accepted Answer

High-input agricultural practices includ

Question 17

In recent years, natural causes of famine have become more important than the social causes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following groups is included in the chronic poor category?

Accepted Answer

A)  students 
B)  migrant workers 
C)  displaced farmers 
D)  single mothers 
A)  students 
B)  migrant workers 
C)  displaced farmers 
D)  single mothers

Question 19

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now 26 percent lower than it was just 200 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following agricultural techniques is considered a sustainable practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  large scale crop irrigation 
B)  generous use of fertilizers on crops 
C)  use of genetically resistant crops 
D)  feedlots for feeding livestock 
A)  large scale crop irrigation 
B)  generous use of fertilizers on crops 
C)  use of genetically resistant crops 
D)  feedlots for feeding livestock

Which of the following food categories requires the least energy to produce?

Worldwide, which of the following groups is particularly at risk of death due to chronic hunger?

What is food recovery, and how does it help communities reduce hunger and improve nutrition?

Which of the following strategies results in the slowest rate of population growth?

What percentage of hungry children live in countries that produce surplus food?

Which of the following packaging techniques for processed foods is the most environmentally advantageous?

Which of the following situations results from long-term farm irrigation?

Which of the following cooking methods wastes the most fuel?

What is the only way the world's food output can keep pace with the world's growing number of people?

Why are women in developing countries being targeted as direct recipients of food relief?

Oral rehydration therapy ORT) is used to save the lives of millions suffering from dehydration that results from which of the following conditions?

Explain what is meant by the term "sustainable."

How can people save money and protect the environment?

Canada is considered a hunger hotspot according to the World Food Programme's Hunger Map 2013.

Among which of the following groups in Canada is poverty an important factor related to hunger?

Compare and contrast high-input and low-input agricultural techniques.

In recent years, natural causes of famine have become more important than the social causes.

Which of the following groups is included in the chronic poor category?

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now 26 percent lower than it was just 200 years ago.

Which of the following agricultural techniques is considered a sustainable practice?

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Exam 15: Hunger and the Global Environment

Which of the following food categories requires the least energy to produce?

Worldwide, which of the following groups is particularly at risk of death due to chronic hunger?

What is food recovery, and how does it help communities reduce hunger and improve nutrition?

Which of the following strategies results in the slowest rate of population growth?

What percentage of hungry children live in countries that produce surplus food?

Which of the following packaging techniques for processed foods is the most environmentally advantageous?

Which of the following situations results from long-term farm irrigation?

Which of the following cooking methods wastes the most fuel?

What is the only way the world's food output can keep pace with the world's growing number of people?

Why are women in developing countries being targeted as direct recipients of food relief?

Oral rehydration therapy ORT) is used to save the lives of millions suffering from dehydration that results from which of the following conditions?

Explain what is meant by the term "sustainable."

How can people save money and protect the environment?

Canada is considered a hunger hotspot according to the World Food Programme's Hunger Map 2013.

Among which of the following groups in Canada is poverty an important factor related to hunger?

Compare and contrast high-input and low-input agricultural techniques.

In recent years, natural causes of famine have become more important than the social causes.

Which of the following groups is included in the chronic poor category?

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now 26 percent lower than it was just 200 years ago.

Which of the following agricultural techniques is considered a sustainable practice?

Food Choices and Human Health

Nutrition Toolsstandards and Guidelines

The Remarkable Body

The Carbohydrates: Sugar, Starch, Glycogen, and Fibre

The Lipids: Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Sterols

The Proteins and Amino Acids

The Vitamins

Water and Minerals

Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight

Nutrients, Physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses

Diet and Health

Food Safety and Food Technology

Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant

Child, Teen, and Older Adult

Filters